Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Rethera komarovi

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Rethera komarovi

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Rethera

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Rethera komarovi tpittawaytripodcomsphinxrkoma3jpg

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Sphingonaepiopsis gorgoniades, Hyles vespertilio, Smerinthus kindermannii, Hyles nicaea

Rethera komarovi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in south-western Europe, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, Turkestan, Iran and Iraq.

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for ssp. komarovi and 65–81 mm for ssp. manifica. Adults are on wing from mid April to mid June.

Larvae have been recorded on Rubia and Galium species.

Subspecies

  • Rethera komarovi komarovi (mountains of eastern Albania, southern Yugoslavia, northern Greece, southern Bulgaria (as an isolated population), western, central, eastern and southern Turkey, Transcaucasia, Lebanon, northern Jordan, northern Iraq, Armenia, northern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan (Western Gissar Mountains), southern and eastern Kazakhstan to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan)
  • Rethera komarovi boguta (Afghanistan)
  • Rethera komarovi manifica (central and southern Iran)
  • Rethera komarovi stipularis (Afghanistan)

    • References

    Rethera komarovi Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics